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Determining the most efficient use of resources is done by comparing the rates at which the renewable resources are converted. The sources of oxygen and calories is illustrated in the following graph.

Assumptions:
 * 1) 44 g/s Oxygen produced when Algae Terrarium is exposed to light
 * 2) 300 g/s water and 30 g/s algae are both required to operate Algae Terrarium. CO2 is also eliminated as an secondary element.
 * 3) Rate at which polluted dirt and slime convert to polluted oxygen is dependent on the mass of the polluted dirt and slime.
 * 4) Polymer press actually creates steams, but this typically condenses quickly into water.

How to read: The numbers next to each arrow are read: is required to generate. For example, 550 Algae is required to generate 500 g/s O2 via Algae Deoxidizer.

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"H2O" -> "O2" [label = "300\n44"]; "Algae" -> "O2" [label = "30\n44"]; "CO2" -> "O2" [label = "0.33\n44", style = dashed]; "Algae" -> "O2" [label = "550\n500"]; "H2O" -> "O2" [label = "1000\n888"] "Slime" -> "Algae" [label = "600\n200"]; "Slime" -> "Pol.\nH2O" [label = "600\n400"]; "Nat.\nGas" -> "Pol.\nH2O" [label = "60\n67.5"]; "Nat.\nGas" -> "CO2" [label = "60\n82.5"]; "Petrol" -> "CO2" [label = "3k\n500"]; "Petrol" -> "Pol.\nH2O" [label = "3k\n1250"]; "Pol.\nH2O" -> "Fertilizer" [label = "150\n120"]; "Pol.\nH2O" -> "Nat.\nGas" [label = "150\n20"]; "Crude" -> "Petrol" [label = "10k\n5kg"]; "Crude" -> "Nat.\nGas" [label = "10k\n60"]; "Petrol" -> "H2O" [label = "833.33\n8.33", style = dashed]; "Slime" -> "Pol.\nO2" [label = "1:1"]; "Pol.\nDirt" -> "Pol.\nO2" [label = "1:1"]; "Pol.\nO2" -> "Slime" [label = "175\n175"]; "CO2" -> "Crude" [label = "250\n250"]; "Pol.\nH2O" -> "H2O" [label = "1:1"];
 * 1) ===== Oxygen =====
 * 2) Algae Terrarium
 * 1) Algae Deoxidizer
 * 1) Electrolyzer
 * 1) Algae Distiller
 * 1) Nat Gas Generator
 * 1) Petroleum Generator
 * 1) Fertilizer Synthesizer
 * 1) Oil Refinery
 * 1) Polymer Press
 * 1) Sublimation
 * 1) Puft
 * 1) Slickster
 * 1) Equivalency

"Pol.\nH2O" -> "Dirt" [label = "100:1?"]; "Dirt" -> "Pol.\nDirt" [label = "1:1"];
 * 1) ===== Special =====
 * 2) Player created distillation
 * 1) Outhouse

edge [color="red"]; "Dirt" -> "Liceloaf" [label = "58.82\ndup"]; "H2O" -> "Liceloaf" [label = "49.02\ndup"]; "H2O" -> "Gristle\nBerry" [label = "100\ndup"]; "Slime" -> "Fried\nMushroom" [label = "17.85\ndup"]; "H2O" -> "Frost\nBun" [label = "83.33\ndup"]; "Fertilizer" -> "Frost\nBun" [label = "16.67\ndup"]; "H2O" -> "Berry\nSludge" [label = "91.67\ndup"]; "Fertilizer" -> "Berry\nSludge" [label = "8.33\ndup"]; }
 * 1) ===== Food =====

The Algae Terrarium is less efficient than the Algae Deoxidizer and Electrolyzer, so it will not be considered in future calculations. The Algae Deoxidizer is still considered because Slime can be obtained from Pufts.

Since the Electrolyzer is a significant source of oxygen, the next section identifies the conversion rates for water. The following table lists the most efficient sources of water.

Petroleum Generators are still listed even though Oil Wells are not, because Crude Oil can also be obtained from Slicksters.

Oxygen, via Slime, is dependent on Pufts. Water, via Crude Oil, is dependent on Slickters.